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Select the wall to which you want to replace with the body modifier, right-click, and click Body
Modifiers

➤

Add.

Select the object to replace the wall or wall component.

Select the wall component you want the object to replace.

Select Replace for Operation.

Enter a description for the body modifier.

Select Erase Selected Object(s) if you do not want to keep the original object, or clear this option to keep
the object in the drawing.

Click OK.

Editing the Geometry of a Body Modifier

Use this procedure to edit the shape of a body modifier that is attached to a wall. You can edit the body using grips to
edit faces, using Boolean commands to add or remove other objects from the body modifier, and other editing commands
to change its shape.

Select the wall that has the body modifier you want to change, right-click, and click Body Modifiers

➤

Edit

in Place.

A temporary mass element is created for you to edit the geometry of the body modifier. If the wall contains
multiple body modifiers, a mass element is created for each body modifier. If object was not originally a
mass element (for example, if you used a slab as a body modifier), the object becomes a temporary Free
Form mass element with faces that you can edit.

NOTE After you perform an editing task from the shortcut menu, you may need to select a profile again to
perform another editing task. If you do not see the editing commands that you expect on the shortcut menu,
select a profile, and right-click to display the shortcut menu.

Edit the body modifier:

Then …

If you want to …

select the body modifier. Select a Face grip to activate edge
grips for the face. Move the grips to the desired locations.
Continue editing other faces in the same manner.

change the shape of a body modifier that is a Free Form mass
element

select the body modifier. Select grips and move them to
change the shape of the body modifier. The grips that are
available depend on the type of mass element used as a body
modifier and the current view direction.

change the shape of a body modifier that is a conventional
mass element

place the object in the location where it is needed. Select the
body modifier, right-click, and click Boolean

➤

Union. Select

the object, and press ENTER. Enter y (Yes) to keep the object
in the drawing, or press ENTER to erase it.

add an object to a body modifier

place the object in the location where it is needed. Select the
body modifier, right-click, and click Boolean

➤

Subtract.

Select the object, and press ENTER. Enter y (Yes) to keep the
object in the drawing, or press ENTER to erase it.

subtract an object from a body modifier

place the object in the location where it is needed. Select the
body modifier, right-click, and click Boolean

➤

Intersect.

Select the object, and press ENTER. Enter y (Yes) to keep the
object in the drawing, or press ENTER to erase it.

create a body modifier that is the intersection of the original
body modifier with another object

select the body modifier, right-click, and click Trim. Specify
the points that define the trim plane, and select the side of
the body modifier to be trimmed. The trimmed body modifier
is converted to a Free Form mass element.

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